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WR News Smarts Issue #15
Write in the correct answers for each. Then write the page you found the answer in and the headline of the story.



1. Where will the International Consumer Electronics Show be held this month?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline _____________________________________

 

2. Name the law that prohibits gender discrimination in schools.

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________


 
3. For what team does Shaquille O’Neal play?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________
 
 




 



4.  In what city will the 2008 Summer Olympics take place?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________
 


5. What is the population of China?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________
 


6. How many square blocks do the ice sculptures in Harbin cover?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline ____________________________________
 


7. How much money is China spending to improve tourism near Harbin?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________
 


8. Where is water vapor found?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________



9. Harbin is located on what river?

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I found this answer on page ______

Under the headline __________________________________

 


 
 












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 Vocabulary Challenge!
Match each new word below with its definition.

____ 1. synthetic

____ 2. regulations

____ 3. Title IX

____ 4. violate

____ 5. spectacle

____ 6.  frigid

____ 7.  prevented

____ 8.  prestige

 ____ 9.  water vapor

____ 10.  hexagon

____ 11.  humidity

____ 12.  donate

A.
show

B. extremely cold

C. rules

D. respect

E. six-sided shape

F. a law that prohibits gender discrimination in

schools

G. contribute

H. stopped

I. human-made

J. go against

K. amount of water in the air

L. steam
   


 

Get Writing!
Visitors to the Harbin festival have to watch their step. All the attractions, including some of the guard rails and stairs, are made of ice! Write a warning sign that lists all of the dangers that visitors should look out for as they wander the park. Below that include a list of precautions visitors should take to stay safe on their trip.
 


 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
 
Answer Key:
1. Las Vegas, Nevada
found on page 2, Picture of the Week

2. Title IX
found on page 3, All Split Up?

3. Miami Heat
found on page 2, NBA Tosses Out New Basketball

4. Beijing
found on page 4, Chillin’ in China

5. More than 1.3 billion people
found on page 4, Chillin’ in China

6. 44
found on page 5, Chillin’ in China

7. 500 million
found on page 5, Chillin’ in China

8. in clouds
found on page 6, Snowflake Science

9. The Songhua River
found on page 4 or 8, Chillin’ in China or Map Mania

Vocabulary Challenge!
1.
I
2. C
3. F
4. J
5. A
6. B
7.  H
8. D
9. L
10. E
11. K
12. G


Get Writing!
Answers will vary, but we would love to read students’ work! You can send them to edition4@weeklyreader.com  

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